FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Two members of Arizona’s congressional delegation introduced legislation Tuesday on a plan to address a shrinking supply of water from a river that serves 40 million people in the U.S. West. Republican Sen. Martha McSally and Democratic Rep. Raul Grijalva vowed to move identical bills quickly […]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas House has moved the state closer toward adopting one of the strictest abortion waiting periods in the country, approving a measure that would require women to wait 72 hours before undergoing the procedure. The House on Tuesday approved by a 75-13 vote legislation […]
DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — Charges have been dropped against a Colorado man accused of attempting to kill cattle in Utah. The Durango Herald reports that 63-year-old Mark Franklin entered a plea agreement rather than stand trial and face up to six years in jail on a felony charge of “attempted wanton destruction […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The Latest on a Colorado River drought plan (all times local): 3 p.m. A California irrigation district that has the largest entitlement to Colorado River water says it doesn’t support proposed federal legislation to implement a multi-state drought plan. The Imperial Irrigation District says language in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — People angry about sweeping changes made to a voter-approved law legalizing medical marijuana in Utah called on the state’s highest court Monday to rein in the Legislature’s power to alter measures passed at the ballot box. The revisions undid much of what the voters wanted […]
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Thirteen tribes in Nevada and western Utah are urging President Donald Trump and Energy Secretary Rick Perry to suspend any shipments of weapons-grade plutonium to a site north of Las Vegas. Tribal leaders say they share the state’s concerns that they were not informed or consulted […]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Frustrated by partisan gerrymandering, voters in a growing number of states have taken the pen and computer away from lawmakers who have traditionally drawn U.S. House and state legislative districts and instead entrusted that responsibility to others. In the past decade, eight states have overhauled […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The remains of a World War II pilot shot down in Germany have arrived back in his home state of Utah, where they’re expected to be buried. The Salt Lake Tribune reports 2nd Lt. Lynn W. Hadfield’s remains are set to be buried Thursday, 74 years to […]
ANETH, Utah (AP) — Search and rescue crews continue to scour the Utah portion of the Navajo Nation for a 3-year-old girl missing since missing since Thursday in San Juan County. The Navajo Nation Police Department says more than 100 volunteers searched Saturday for Andanndine Jones on foot along 8 […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Republican-led Legislature has approved a bill that would require abortion providers to tell women undergoing drug-induced abortions that they could still have a live birth if they change their mind. Senators approved the so-called “abortion reversal” legislation on Friday. The House approved the measure in January. […]
